Next special needs posting

CCCWA will post special needs referrals on Monday night (6/26/12 in China).
Families interested in adopting a child with a minor correctable or corrected condition need a dossier logged in at CCCWA. Families interested in adopting an older child or a child with more serious conditions can receive a referral before the dossier is logged in provided that the dossier can be submitted to China with in 6 months of receiving referral.

Mr Zhou is currently in China with 3 families completing their special needs adoptions. Two of the families are adopting two children at the same time. All the families and their children are adjusting well.

Please contact EAC if you are interested in adopting a special needs child.

EAC China program update

Congratulations to the families that accept referrals in May and and in June. Congratulations to the families that completed adoptions in May.
3 families will be completing the adopt of 5 children in June.
CCCWA allows families to adopt two unrelated children at the same time as long as one of the children has a special focus condition. 2 of the 3 families completing adoptions this month are adopting two children at one time.

Meet Walter, a China special focus referral

Walter will turn 2 in November. He had surgery in December 2010 to repair a lumbosacral meningocele. He is living with a foster family. He is potty trained during the day. He wears a diaper at night. At the time of the medical report, he was 17 months old and could walk holding onto a rail or with one hand held. He can point to his body parts when asked. He understands the meaning of cold, tired and hungry. He eats a wide variety of foods, but his favorite food is banana. He imitates words but doesn't pronounce words clearly yet. He recognizes facial expressions. Sometimes if he does something wrong, he will smile to his foster mom and then she doesn't criticize him.  He is an outgoing little boy who is active and likes playing with other children.